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scarcely

/ˈskɛəsli/
adverb

  1. (modal) Probably not.

    "One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program."

  2. (modal) Certainly not.

    "One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter."

  3. (degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.

Synonymsbarely, hardly, just, only just, barely, hardly

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